Dank Sinatra is a non-binary drag thing and professional goofball with the same record collection as your Dad. From cabaret to classic rock, burlesque to big band, Dank delivers thrills, chills, and live vocal skills with an old school sensibility and a heavy dose of stupidity.
Dank got their start performing on Coast Salish Territories in 2018. 2023 was a banner year for Dank – including a performance in front of thousands of audience members at the Pride Toronto 2023 Drag Ball at Nathan Phillips Square, and taking home second place in the 2023 Absolut Empires Ball as part of the House of Faith. A lover of all things campy and subversive, Dank is passionate about Drag King history and working to ensure the longevity of the ‘alternative’ drag scene and the spaces in which they gather.
Dank is particularly passionate about the intersections of gender, performance, and literature. As part of Vancouver’s Storytelling with Drag Queens and Drag Camp, they work to bring gender and sexuality-affirming literature and space to youth in schools, libraries, and online. Working with institutions like the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library and the Toronto Public Library, they are constantly finding innovative ways to bring libraries, drag, and LGBTQ+ history closer together.
“Eli Holliday, a.k.a. Dank Sinatra, draws from a background in musical theatre to create campy, gender-hazy numbers.”
Adele Barclay , Hello Drag Things
Drag & Libraries
Walking with the Toronto Public Library in the 2024 Toronto Pride Parade.
Hosting Library Pride: A Rare Book Salon presented by Dank Sinatra at the University of Toronto’s Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library.
In the Media:
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